New York City Debacle Gives Opening to Election Deniers

First Read: “In these polarized and conspiracy-fueled times, election administrators have one job: to get their counts right.”

“That didn’t happen in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, which had already increased its degree of difficulty by using ranked-choice voting (for the first time) in a multi-candidate field… And the confusion, chaos and lack of transparency all gave an opening to the conspiracy theorists and election-deniers.”

One of them was Donald Trump, who released a statement: “Just like in the 2020 Presidential Election, it was announced overnight in New York City that vast irregularities and mistakes were made and that Eric Adams, despite an almost insurmountable lead, may not win the race. The fact is, based on what has happened, nobody will ever know who really won.”

I discussed the ranked-choice fiasco in New York City with Julie Mason on Sirius XM this morning.